Design icons fade as Apple unveils new-look screens

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Millions of Apple customers revamped the on-screen designs of their iPhones
and iPads yesterday in one of the biggest technology updates in history.

The Californian company has released the latest version of its software for
mobile devices — iOS 7 — its most significant overhaul since the iPhone was
launched six years ago.

The new system, overseen by Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple’s British design guru,
abandons much of what loyal users are familiar with, requiring them to
relearn many of the functions needed to operate their gadgets.

The software also looks radically different. Gone are icons such as
leather-bound diaries and yellow